Intern from France: Fanny Mion-Mouton

Fanny Mion-Mouton will be working with us as a visiting graduate student/intern.  Fanny comes to us from the French National School of Library & Information Sciences  (or Enssib - École nationale des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques) in Lyon.  Fanny's internship started on Feb. 4 and will run for three months, concluding on April 26.  

In selecting Bailey/Howe Library for her internship, Fanny wrote, "Throughout my studies at the Ecole nationale des chartes, [prior to attending Enssib] I have developed a keen interest in heritage issues. It gave me a detailed knowledge in the archive and manuscripts field. During my previous internships, I had the opportunity to broaden my knowledge in other fields of library sciences. I have worked on catalogs and digitization of drawings at the library of the “Comédie- Française”, a French national theater, founded in the 17th century. I also did several internships in university libraries, such as Paris-Descartes and Pierre et Marie Curie. It allowed me to work on digital resources and to understand the importance of training, especially towards students and teachers, in order to increase the use of these tools. Besides, I chose to study – for a dissertation to be defended in january 2013 - the current projects of cooperation between several institutions in digitization ... During my studies, I have worked on management issues and user's services. These parts of librarianship are of great interest to me ... and I would be very excited to see how American university libraries deal with such matters. I would really like to be part of your team, to attend staff meetings and to participate in your daily tasks."

Fanny will be working with us in a variety of ways over the next couple of months in Resource Description, Digital Initiatives (VTDNP) and developing Research Guides.  She will be seated at the work station as you walk into the Serials/E-resources/Cataloging area on the first floor (between Susan Mower and Shawn Biegen).  Please join me in welcoming her warmly to the Library.